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Including especial characters in android preferences.xml

I want to include an item in my preferences.xml file that it contains a special character @.

           <EditTextPreference
            android:title="@string/pref_char_pares_title"
            android:summary="@string/pref_char_pares_summary"
            android:key="charseppares"
            android:defaultValue="@"/>

But I have an error in line android:defaultValue="@"

(error: Error: No resource type specified (at 'defaultValue' with value '@').

I want to use the character @ like separator character in my strings. Thanks in Advance

Solution

  • Can you try this 

      <EditTextPreference
            android:title="@string/pref_char_pares_title"
            android:summary="@string/pref_char_pares_summary"
            android:key="charseppares"
            android:defaultValue="\@"/>